Warners
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What would you do?
I have an older 1911 A1 .45 made in Argentina under license from colt, marked DGFM-FMAP. Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares (D.G.F.M.), the "Military Manufacturing Agency." Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles (F.M.A.P.), "Small Arms Factory". In the 1930’s, the Argentines secured license to manufacture their own .45’s.
I really like the gun, and I’m thinking about making some upgrades to it. I just got it back from the gunsmith who replaced the recoil spring and did a ramp/throat job on it to solve some feed/eject issues I was having with it. I haven’t had a chance to fire it since the work was done though. I am thinking specifically about a new barrel, trigger or trigger work, and some better (adjustable at least) sights. I think this work could easily add up to a few hundred dollars pretty quickly. So I guess the question is, “Is it worth it?”. It would still be cheaper than a new gun with comparable features, I guess.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Warner
I have an older 1911 A1 .45 made in Argentina under license from colt, marked DGFM-FMAP. Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares (D.G.F.M.), the "Military Manufacturing Agency." Fabrica Militar de Armas Portatiles (F.M.A.P.), "Small Arms Factory". In the 1930’s, the Argentines secured license to manufacture their own .45’s.
I really like the gun, and I’m thinking about making some upgrades to it. I just got it back from the gunsmith who replaced the recoil spring and did a ramp/throat job on it to solve some feed/eject issues I was having with it. I haven’t had a chance to fire it since the work was done though. I am thinking specifically about a new barrel, trigger or trigger work, and some better (adjustable at least) sights. I think this work could easily add up to a few hundred dollars pretty quickly. So I guess the question is, “Is it worth it?”. It would still be cheaper than a new gun with comparable features, I guess.
What do you guys think? Any suggestions or recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Warner